Trump Appointees Solidify the Supreme Court's Center

[DonViejo]

June 18, 2021 at 7:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Joan Biskupic: “Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, demonstrated their collective power at America’s highest court on Thursday.”

“An overriding question going into the session that began last October was whether Roberts would still wield significant control, after former President Donald Trump appointed Barrett to succeed the late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and created a 6-3 conservative-liberal bench.”

“But the latest developments suggest a possible 3-3-3 pattern, with Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh at the center-right, putting a check on their more conservative brethren who regularly push to overturn precedent.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2021/06/18/trump-appointees-solidify-the-supreme-courts-center/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I'm shocked.

I predicted Trump’s appointees would be judicial activists, overturning (liberal) precedents right and left, stare decisis be damned.

But I remain suspicious of them. ACA was but one case.

[In It to Win It]

3. I'm not letting my guard down just yet. There are other issues that the newer Justices have yet to

weigh in on

[bearsfootball516]

2. Kavanaugh, while still conservative, hasn't been as terrible as we expected.

He's been a surprise in that regard.

[Amishman]

6. Gorsuch has also been a bit of a wildcard, seems to have more of a libertarian streak

rather than being straight up hard conservative

[Kaleva]

7. Freepers are disgusted with Barrett and Kavanaugh,

[PlanetBev]

4. Trump must feel so betrayed

Those were “his” judges, bound to do his bidding.

[Blue Owl]

5. If tRump ends up being charged for any of his crimes

It will be official -- the highest court in the land has been rigged by a criminal